The Boomtown Rats — Like Clockwork

[Intro] (Tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) [Verse 1] I'm not disconnected I'm not unaware I'm in one place at one time I'm neither here nor there I'm hooked to the mainstream, tuned into the world Plugged into my surroundings, not out on a limb I'm thinking in a straight line, I'm thinking that these thoughts are mine My heart is beating oh-so fast, I feel the hours crashing down [Chorus 1] My mind beats time like clockwork (I, I, I) And I think in sync like clockwork (I, I, I) [Refrain] (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) [Verse 2] She's done away with emotion She sees things clearly now She says she sees it all from her room And it looks so small from her room It's all right (it's all right!) it's all right (it's all right!) I'm on your side for a while She thinks time is a concept which we measure our age (She'll say it again) She wants to say it again, but she don't have time [Chorus 2] Because her heart beats time like clockwork (I, I, I) And she thinks in sync like clockwork (I, I, I) [Refrain] (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) [Bridge] Count the hours, count the months and minutes You're born in tears and you'll die in pain, that's your limit You're lookin' for some many reasons but there's none, there, why don't you admit it? We'll make the most of what we've got, that's the ticket My, my, my, my, my, my [Verse 3] I stayed in that room a long, long time And watched the seasons gliding by And hey, what's the matter? We've got time, lots of time It's all right (it's all right!) it's all right (it's all right!) I'm on your side for a while We wind up, we slow down We speed up, move around, and we maybe overwind [Chorus 3] Because our minds beat time like clockwork (I, I, I) And we think in sync like clockwork, oh, oh, oh (I, I, I) And our minds beat time like clockwork (I, I, I) And we think in sync like clockwork (I, I, I) [Outro] (Tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock) (Tick, tock)